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This article explains how intelligent design proponents, especially at the Discovery Institute, try to argue against the possibility of life emerging on other planets than Earth, bashing down any scientific discovery that would contradict their "human exceptionalism" conviction as an evil plot.

Play with our interactive graphic to work out how many intelligent civilizations there could be in our universe.

Reverse-engineered life form could be used to test drugs.

Stephen Biesty decided he wanted to pursue a career in illustration when he was 10. He studied illustration for 5 years, working on a variety of projects, before finally deciding to work as a book illustrator.

An Infographic defining the plant kingdom

When you “lose yourself” inside the world of a fictional character while reading a story, you may actually end up changing your own behavior and thoughts to match that of the character, a new study suggests.

Look beneath the surface: our rivers and lakes support an amazing diversity of life, from tiny diatoms all the way up to us humans. These beautiful, complex webs of freshwater life often go unseen, and their importance un-noticed

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer.

Yes. Often we bounce back from painful events more quickly than we would guess : Intense hedonic states trigger psychological processes that are designed to attenuate them, and thus intense states may abate more quickly than mild states.

What do the following have in common – Hurricane, Sea Breeze, Stormy Weather , London Fog? As well as meteorological phenomena, they are also types of cocktail...